Who are the Bengals drafting first?
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Lobot
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Mock draft from the Dallas Morning news has The Bungles taking Jermaine Gresham from OK. I'd love to see this. We haven't had a decent pass catching tight end since Dan Ross in the 80s.
I would like to see us draft another corner. For as much as Joseph and Hall get hurt, there is not another CB on that team that can step in. Morgan Trent is absolutely awful to watch. He wasn't that great at Michigan. Constantly getting beat on double moves and deep balls. If we get a corner, now we have leverage when those two get hurt or maybe even move Leon to the nickle. He played well at points last year, but was exposed towards the end of the season.
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If not Gresham go elsewhere with the pick. I am not sold on Gonzalez as a blocking TE. I would love to see Dez drop to the Bengals, but don't think that will happen either. Don't see the Bengals taking Golden Tate since Mike Brown doesn't like shorter receivers. I would have loved to see the Bengals give up a 4th pick for Ted Ginn for kick returns alone, but that ship has sailed.
Depth at DB is an issue, but I would like to see a saftey before a CB. This team needs
1) TE
2) WR
3) DE
4) S
5) CB
6) G
Depth at DB is an issue, but I would like to see a saftey before a CB. This team needs
1) TE
2) WR
3) DE
4) S
5) CB
6) G
DWhit217
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My first realistic choice would be Earl Thomas. He's a ball hawking safety with good speed and is very solid against the run. He can add depth to a veteran safety tandem as he is groomed as a future starter and fill in at the nickel immediately. I really like this guy, really crossing my fingers he falls to us.
My second choice would be Dez Bryant if he falls to us. Dez would instantly make an impact in our offense in the slot position. Character issues are semi-concerning however the Bengals seem to deal well with that sort of thing (at least lately). I would expect him to have a Crabtree like season (though hopefully he'd actually play the first couple of games).
My third choice if neither of those two are available would be to trade down and pick up an extra second rounder. This a very deep draft at a lot of key positions for the Bengals and it saves a little cap room for next years free agency to resign players like JJo, etc. Being able to grab an extra player like Koa Misi, Eric Norwood, Rob Gronkowski, or Lamarr Houston would be awesome.
My 4th choice would be Sergio Kindle, he has both the great size and athleticism to project as the Bengals SAM LB in the 4-3 moving Rey Mauluga to the middle LB position. He is dangerous pass rusher and gets into the backfield at will. The defense could really benefit from Kindles ability to get to the QB, especially with some concerns regarding the ability to get pressure from the front 4.
If the Bengals can address needs at TE (either with Gronkowski or a trade for Scheffler with Denver), S, G, CB, WR, and OLB (or DE, basically someone who can get pressure on the QB) in the first four rounds while drafting a solid FB in the 5th I will consider the draft a tremendous success. With that said, I'm all for drafting the best player available within reason. After the first 5 or so picks the draft pretty much becomes a crapshoot...hopefully as the cards fall the Bengals can come out with a good hand just like they did last year.
My second choice would be Dez Bryant if he falls to us. Dez would instantly make an impact in our offense in the slot position. Character issues are semi-concerning however the Bengals seem to deal well with that sort of thing (at least lately). I would expect him to have a Crabtree like season (though hopefully he'd actually play the first couple of games).
My third choice if neither of those two are available would be to trade down and pick up an extra second rounder. This a very deep draft at a lot of key positions for the Bengals and it saves a little cap room for next years free agency to resign players like JJo, etc. Being able to grab an extra player like Koa Misi, Eric Norwood, Rob Gronkowski, or Lamarr Houston would be awesome.
My 4th choice would be Sergio Kindle, he has both the great size and athleticism to project as the Bengals SAM LB in the 4-3 moving Rey Mauluga to the middle LB position. He is dangerous pass rusher and gets into the backfield at will. The defense could really benefit from Kindles ability to get to the QB, especially with some concerns regarding the ability to get pressure from the front 4.
If the Bengals can address needs at TE (either with Gronkowski or a trade for Scheffler with Denver), S, G, CB, WR, and OLB (or DE, basically someone who can get pressure on the QB) in the first four rounds while drafting a solid FB in the 5th I will consider the draft a tremendous success. With that said, I'm all for drafting the best player available within reason. After the first 5 or so picks the draft pretty much becomes a crapshoot...hopefully as the cards fall the Bengals can come out with a good hand just like they did last year.
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I would love Thomas, but have lost hope that they will take a safty first. I guess the "experts" have talked me out of it happening. Scheffler is going to be a Lion so my hopes of him going to the Bengals and them drafting another need are dashed. He was worth a 3rd in my opinion, especially when you received two compensation picks for lost free agents.
I wouldn't mind a safety, but I feel we need more cover guys. Thats why I would like to see a corner. Crocker is a good cover safety, but then we have Ndukwe and Roy that are hitters first. If we were to draft a safety, give me a guy with cover skills. Can always make a corner a safety, but unusual to see it vise versa.